Grand Rapids man to serve four years for 6th, 7th OWIs

10:07 PM,
Nov. 14, 2012

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Daily Tribune Staff

A 70-year-old Grand Rapids man who was arrested for his sixth and seventh drunken driving offenses in a span of two weeks was sentenced to four years in prison.

William C. Engelke will serve three years on extended supervision after his prison sentence. During his sentencing this month, Wood County Circuit Judge Todd Wolf also revoked Engelke's driver's license for 36 months and ordered him to pay $8,086, undergo an alcohol assessment, place an ignition interlock on his vehicle and possess no alcohol.

In both cases, according to court records, his alcohol level was more than four times the ...